Psalms 122:7
May there be peace within your walls, and prosperity inside your fortresses.”
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
In Context
6Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper.
8For the sake of my brothers and friends, I will say, “Peace be within you.”
Cross References
1 Chronicles 12:18Then the Spirit came upon Amasai, the chief of the Thirty, and he said: “We are yours, O David! We are with you, O son of Jesse! Peace, peace to you, and peace to your helpers, for your God helps you.” So David received them and made them leaders of his troops.
Psalms 48:13consider her ramparts, tour her citadels, that you may tell the next generation.
Isaiah 54:13Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
James 3:18Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 122:7-9
Prayer for the Church. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. 7 Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. 9 Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good. Here, I. David calls upon others to wish well to Jerusalem, v. 6, 7 . Pray for the peace of Jerusalem, for the welfare of it, for all good to it, particularly for the uniting of the inhabitants among themselves and… Read the whole commentary →